Modeling and analysis of simultaneous laser transmission welding of polycarbonates using an FEM and RSM combined approach

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 995-1006

  Acherjee, Bappa ^a   Kuar, Arunanshu S ^a   Mitra, Souren ^a   Misra, Dipten ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Finite element modeling (FEM); Response surface methodology (RSM); Simultaneous laser welding

Indexed keywords

EFFECT OF PARAMETERS; FACTOR SPACE; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; LASER TRANSMISSION WELDING; MODELING AND ANALYSIS; MULTI-PHYSICS; OPTIMAL PROCESS; PROCESS MODELING; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; RESPONSE SURFACE MODELS; SECOND-ORDER EQUATION; TEMPERATURE FIELD; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT MATERIAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL FIELD; TRANSIENT HEAT DIFFUSION; VISUAL INSPECTION; WELD BEAD; WELDING PARAMETERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LASER BEAM WELDING; OPTIMIZATION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACES; WELDS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 84655174876     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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